Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 254
FINAL ADMONITIONS Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 254 person. He asks questions and I reply to his questions; but I will not answer your questions. That which I know, I tell you; I cannot tell you that which I do not know. You are a servant of God, and so am I. You are a follower of Muhammad sa , the Messenger of Allah and so am I. The defence of Islam is not only my function, it is yours also. You should reflect and find the answers. Do not ask me. Thereafter I put him no more questions. I consider that was the most valuable lesson he taught me. " 114 How can man avoid sin, is a question the answer to which Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra had sought from many eminent personages. The response of Maul a n a Muhammad Q a sim N a nautw i was: "The remembrance of death safeguards a person against sin. " The remedy suggested by Sh a h ‘Abdul Ghan i Mujaddad i was: "A person who always keeps God in the forefront of his mind is safeguarded against sin. " The Promised Messiah as said: "Constant supplication for suppression of the tendency towards sin ( istighf a r ) is a safeguard against sin. " 115 Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra felt that keeping company with the righteous and constant supplication were also effective remedies. In his own case on one occasion he had recourse to a device whereby a copy of the Holy Quran was always within his sight, so that he could admonish himself: You believe in that Book and yet you are inclined to disobey it. This held him